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W. P. PUTNAM. CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR. No. 515,481. Patented Feb.2'7, 1894. A' 1 El a WITNEESES= (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Shet 2. W. P.PUTNAM.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

No. 516,481. Patented Feb. 27, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

W'ENDELL P. PUTNAM, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HANNAHGRIFFITHS, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,481, dated February27, 1894.

Application filed October 11,1892. Serial No. 448,510. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern: the front of the machine and have knobs or Beit known that I, WENDELL P. P'UTNAM, keys, Z), on their upper endsbearing numa citizen of the United States, residing at Balbers ofdilterent denomination. These pushtimore city, in the State of Maryland,have rods are held up by spiral springs, d, fitting 55 invented certainnew and useful Improveupon them at their lower ends and bearing ments in(lash-Registers, of which the followagainst a plate, 0, fastened withinthe casing. ing is a specification. Stop-pins, 6, limit the upwardmovement of This invention relates to an improvement the rods by comingagainst the cover-plate, in cash-registers and has for its object topro- A of the machine. Each of the push-rods, 6o [0 videasirnple andinexpensive machine which F, has a laterally-projecting upward-inclinedwill satisfy all ordinary requirements of such pin, f, and the levers,B, B, have end-por- Em apparatus. tions, g, extending alongside thepush-rods, The invention is illustrated in the accomrespectively, belowthe inclined pins. It will panying drawings, in whichnow be seen thatupon depressing one of the 65 Figure 1 shows a longitudinal section ofthe rods, F, its inclined pin, f, will push aside the machine. Fig. 2shows a top or plan view end, 9, of one of. the levers, and thereby withthe cover-plate of the casing removed throw the opposite end of saidlever inward and two of the indicating levers in the indiand expose itsindicator through the opencating position. Fig. 3 shows a front-endingsinthe casing-extension, A. The notches, 7o

view with the end of the outside casing ret, which appear in the leversare to prevent moved. Fig. e shows a rear-end view with their movementbeing limited by contact the casing open and two indicators showing;with the push-rods behind them. The push- Fig. 5, an enlarged detailview of end-porrods are prevented from turning by the entions of theregistering board; Fig. 6, a de gagement of projections on the plate, 0,in

25 tail of a device for restoring the indicating lespline-grooves, s, insaid rods.

vers to their normal condition. The push-rods are numbered to correspondThe letter, A, designates an outside casing with the indicator-plates onthe horizontal which incloses the operating parts of the malevers. Thatis, the key on a push-rod will chine. A series of horizontal levers arearbear the same number as the indicator-plate 8o 0 ranged in the upperpart of this casing; these on the lever with which said push-rodco-acts. levers are in two sets, 13 and, B, one set be- It an amount tobe indicated is the sum of ing on each side of alongitudinal centralline two key-numbers both keys are depressed through the machine, andboth said sets pivand both corresponding indicator-plates otedseparately to a block, 0, which is slotted show side-by-side through theopenings in 3 5 to receive each lever and hold them apart at the casing,but the two indicator-plates must this point. The twoisets of leversdiverge as be from the two diiterent sets and not both they extendrearwardly and fit through a from the same set. Each indicator-plateguide-and-separator plate, D,which has a slot bears the same number oneach side so that for each lever. The rear ends of the levers it may beread from both the front and back 0 4o carry upward-projectingindicator-plates or of the machine. The showing in Figs. 3 and cards, E,E, 011 each side of which are in- 4 is to be read as 85, the sum of thetwo scribed numbers denoting different amounts. numbers which appear.

The casing, A, has an upward extension, A, It will be obvious that withsuch an arwhich incloses said indicator-plates and is rangement as heredescribed purchases rang provided with an opening, a, in the front anding from the smallest up to a considerable back through which any one ofthe indicatoramount may be registered by the use of complates, or anytwo of them belonging to difierparatively few keys.

ent sets, may appear when the levers carry- The means employed torestore the levers ing them are operated. to their normal positioncomprise a vertical 10c 50 Anumber of vertical push-rods, F, equal tospreadenplate, J, pivoted at its middle bethe number of levers, B, B,are mounted at tween the two sets of levers, a crank-arm, 7L,

on the pivot of said plate, a push-rod, G, jointed to said crank-arm andhaving a knob, 1', on the outer side of the casing, a spring, j,connecting the crank-arm with a stationary part of the machine, and astop-pin, 7a, to hold the spreader-plate normally in a line longitudinalof the machine. It will now be seen that upon pushing in the knob, 2',the spreader-plate will be thrown cross-wise of the machine and therebyspread apart the levers and restore them to their normal position. Thespring, j, returns the spreader-plate to its normal position where itstands against the stop-pin, k. This spreader may be readily operatedfrom the front of the machine just before a purchase is to beregistered.

The registering mechanism is arranged as follows:A board, H, is mountedon an incline in the casing below the indicating mechanism abovedescribed, and this board has a number of parallel longitudinal grooves,Z, in its upper side. The key-board rods, F, engage notches in thelowest end of said inclined board and one of said rods is at the end ofeach groove. Each rod has a pocket, m, into which the groove leads, andsaid pocket has an inclined lower side. Another board, I, rests belowthe first-named board on slides, 42, and is on the opposite inclina-'tion its highest end having notches which fit around the rods, F,immediately below the lowest end of the top-board, H. This underboard,I, has longitudinal grooves, 0, corresponding with those in thetop-board and directly under the same. Shot, p, is placed in the groovesof the top-board and the forward one of each line of shot will occupythe pocket in the rod at the end of the groove containing said line ofshot. Upon depressing the rod this one shot in its pocket is carrieddown opposite the corresponding groove in the under-board, I, and fallsout of the pocket into the said groove down which it rolls to the lowerclosed end. Thus every time a key is depressed to indicate a purchase ashot is carried to a groove in the lower board and deposited therein.The said board has graduated marks, q, between its grooves, and when theregister is to be read, the board is removed and the amount of purchaseswill be found registered by the lines of shot in the several groovesstanding at certain graduation-marks. Stops, r, are provided on thekey-board rods to prevent said rods moving down too far and carrying theshot below the register-board, I.

It is evident myinvention may be embodied in difierent form than thathere shown. The grooves, Z, and, 0, which contain the registering shot,19, may be properly covered to prevent the escape of the shot.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cash-register, the combination of an outside casing having anopening; two sets of levers pivoted so as to move in a horizontal planeand carrying indicating figures,those on one set of levers being at oneside of the opening in the casing and those on the other set of leversbeing at the opposite side of said opening; key-pieces co-acting withsaid levers whereby any two indicating figures of dlfierent sets may bemoved to a position where they both show through the opening in thecasing; a pivoted spreader-plate between the two sets of levers; apush-rod to operate said plate; and a spring to restore it to its normalposition.

2. In a cash-register, the combination of a casing; two sets of leverseach lever carrying an indicating figure, and all the l'evers of eachset having a common pivot and the indlcating figures of one set beingnormally at one side and those of the other set being normally at theopposite side; a sliding key-rod provided with an incline co-act-ingwith each lever; and a spreader device located between the two sets oflovers to restore them to then normal position. v

3. In a cash register, the combination of a number of inclined ways; anumber of corresponding ways below the first-named ways and inclined inthe opposite direction; and

vertically-sliding depressible key-rods, one of which stands across theends of each two of the inclined ways, one of one set and the other ofthe other set of such inclined ways, and each rod having a pocket at thelowest end of the upper way which pocket receives rolling objects singlyfrom such upper way and may transmit such objects to the high end of theway below by the depression of the key-rod.

4. In a cash register, the combination of an outside casing having anopening; horizontal levers carrying vertical indicating figures arrangedto show through the opening in the casing; a number of inclined ways; anumber of corresponding ways below the first-named ways and inclined inthe opposite direction; and vertically-sliding depressible key-rods oneof which stands across the ends of each two of the inclined ways,- -oneof one set and the other of the other set of such ways,- and each rodhaving a pocket which receives rolling objects singly from said upperway and may transmit such objects to the high end of the way below bythe depression of the rod;- said rod also having an incline to act onone of the horizontal indicating levers substantially as described.

5. In a cash register having a casing provided with an opening, thecombination of two sets of horizontal levers pivoted in the casing andbearing indicating figures adapted to show through the said opening;key-rods vertically movable and each having an inclined pin adapted whenthe key-rod is depressed, to move one of the horizontal levers and thuscause one of the indicating figures to show through the opening in thecasing; springs to return the key-pieces to their normal position afterthey have been depressed; a spreaderplate pivoted between the two setsof levers; and means for operating the said spreader plate to restorethe horizontal levers to normal position after they have been movedtherefrom, substantially as described.

6. In acash register, the combination of the casing having an opening;two sets of horizontal levers pivoted intermediate their ends in thecasing and bearing indicating figures on one end aranged to show throughsaid opening in the casing; key-rods alongside the ends of thehorizontal levers opposite the ends on which the indicating figures arelocated, and having inclines whereby upon depressing a key-rod itsincline moves one of the In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 25 the presence of two witnesses.

WENDELL P. PUTNAM. Witnesses:

J NO. T. MADDOX, F. PARKER DAVIS.

